Colorado admitted to Union as 38th state 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1876)


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(Tuesday, August 1, 1876) — U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation today admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state and earning it the moniker “Centennial State.”